[Leica] How to take gear long-haul

[Adam Bridge]

Thank you, Jayanand, for your thoughtful & detailed reply. I wouldn't have thought of binoculars for some reason!

Adam

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> On Nov 21, 2014, at 7:36 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Adam,
> I get allowed two carry ons of unspecified weight when I travel to East
> Africa by Qatar or Emirates, my airlines of choice. I have a roller bag,
> the Lowepro Pro Roller Lite, which is lightweight and airline carry on
> compliant, but manages to carry all my usual of equipment - Nikon D4/D800E,
> 16-35, 50, 70/200. 200/400, three teleconverters, a Fuji X100S and a
> binoculars - except last time, when the Arusha customs decided to shake me
> down for a baksheesh, I have never had a problem carrying this level of
> equipment in and out. Of course, my equipment is mainly for wildlife. I am
> not sure where you are going near Kili, but in general for wildlife
> photography in East Africa, a reach of 400mm is more than sufficient, and a
> pair of good binoculars is essential!
> 
> Get in touch with whatever additional info you may require.
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
>> On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 8:45 AM, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi LUGers,
>> 
>> Next summer I’m following a college group on a service trip to Tanzania.
>> Mostly I’ll be documenting their work in several orphanages associated with
>> Benedictine monasteries in the south-west part of the country. We’ll also
>> be doing a bit of sight-seeing in Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, and finishing up
>> with a week up near Kilimanjaro. It’s a month-long trip.
>> 
>> I’m honored to be the tag-along photographer!
>> 
>> I’m also intimidated about how to take a substantial amount of gear along
>> with me on the long flights. Fortunately I’m able to fly business class
>> (Delta/KLM) but I still am limited by carry-on.
>> 
>> I know there are folks who do this sort of traveling on an almost regular
>> basis. I’d really like to hear your advice on how to pack, what to take,
>> and what to take it IN.
>> 
>> My focus will be on the students, their interactions with their African
>> hosts, life at the monasteries. I have a reasonable selection of moderate
>> to fast primes. For the safari part I’m thinking of taking a “super-zoom”
>> small camera that can shoot up to 1200mm (a Canon or Panasonic perhaps).
>> 
>> I’d gratefully value the communities’ help. Maybe there’ll be something on
>> the ‘Claus list!
>> 
>> Thank you!
>> 
>> Adam “that’s a long time to hang in the air” Bridge
>> 
>> 
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